Fairbanks, Alaska vs. Waverly, Iowa

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Health
  15.1% higher in Waverly, Iowa
than in Fairbanks, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Fairbanks, AKWaverly, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2151.1100  9.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairbanks, AKWaverly, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack108.3105.8100  2.3%
Heart Failure77.7108.7100  39.9%
Hip Knee Replacement77.1112.6100  46.0%
Pneumonia81.4112.4100  38.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairbanks, AKWaverly, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,985$24,415$23,281  2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,490$17,464$16,237  39.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,067$24,939$22,499  46.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,690$18,908$17,007  38.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairbanks, AKWaverly, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%4.7%3.1%  67.8%
2015-201647.3%13.2%12.5%  72.1%
2016-201728.8%26.3%57.9%  8.7%
2017-2018-21.6%88.1%19.0%  507.9%
2018-2019-3.3%6.9%-2.2%  309.1%
Since 201464.8%201.2%113.3%  210.5%
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